Piper PA-28-161 N9623C

Summary

On 2 October 2002 at about 23:50 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N9623C was involved in an accident near Norman, Oklahoma, United States. One person was on board and nobody was injured. The aircraft was substantially damaged. The NTSB has published a probable cause for this accident; it is quoted in full below.

Date

2 October 2002 at 23:50

Classification

Accident

Location

Norman, Oklahoma, United States

Nearest airport

Univ. of Oklahoma Westheimer (OUN)

Coordinates

35.2456, -97.4722

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N9623C

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Instructional

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Norman → Norman

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Day

NTSB number

FTW03LA002

Nobody was injured.

The pilot's failure to maintain directional control. A factor was the inadequate flare.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record. This site does not paraphrase or interpret it.

Read the full NTSB narrative

The 11-hour student pilot reported that this was his first supervised solo, and that the first two touch-and-go landing were "normal." On his third approach to a full-stop landing to runway 17, airspeed was approximately 62 knots and the visual approach slope indicator indicated the airplane was too low. The pilot increased power to get back on his approach path, but passing the numbers for runway 17 he noticed he was about 20 feet high and the nose of the airplane seemed a little high. After the pilot lowered the nose the airplane touched down hard and began skidding to the left. The pilot attempted to regain control of the airplane, but overcorrected by intermittently applying brakes. The airplane traveled off the runway at approximately a 90 degree angle, coming to rest in an upright position in a culvert.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.